Charles E. Thomas ARBSA

Works

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Carved Steel Paper Weight

Cast Silver Paper Weight

Cup and Cover
1937

Samuel Hunt
1914 (Presumed)

Plaster Casts
1918 (Presumed)

Statuette
January 1929 (Presumed)

Medal for the Assay Office, Birmingham
January 1929 (Presumed)

Gold Commemorative Medal for Birmingham School of Pharmacy
January 1930 (Presumed)

Syrinx
January 1935 (Presumed)

Medallion
January 1936 (Presumed)

Atlanta
1936 (Presumed)

Virginia
1937 (Presumed)

Ivy
1937 (Presumed)

'Mighty like a rose'
1937 (Presumed)

Experiments in Slip Decoration
1939 (Presumed)

E. O. B. Edgell
1944 (Presumed)

J. B. Melson Memorial Medal
1947 (Presumed)

Locations

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Address 21 Noel Road Edgbaston Birmingham England | View on map
1918 (Presumed) - 1930

Address Arden Manor Road North Birmingham England | View on map
January 1936 - 1939 (Presumed)

Address 48 Manor Road North Edgbaston Birmingham England | View on map
1939 (Probable) - 1947

Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events

Exhibited at Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society: Eleventh Exhibition, 1916
'Cast Silver Paper Weight'

Exhibited at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists [Spring] Exhibition, 1916
'Samuel Hunt'

Exhibited at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Spring Exhibition, 1918
'Plaster Casts'

Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Fifty-Ninth Exhibition, 1929
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixtieth Exhibition, 1930
'Gold Commemorative Medal for Birmingham School of Pharmacy'

Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Fifth Exhibition, 1935
'Syrinx'

Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Sixth Exhibition, 1936
'Medallion'

Exhibited at Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. The Spring Exhibition, 1936
'Atlanta'

Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Seventh Exhibition, 1937
Multiple works

Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Sixty-Ninth Exhibition, 1939
'Experiments in Slip Decoration'

Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Seventy-Second Exhibition, 1944
'E. O. B. Edgell'

Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1920
Exhibited once, two medallions

Exhibited at Craftsman's Club Exhibition (Ruskin Galleries), 1926
15 February 1926 - 27 February 1926

Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Fifty-Eighth Exhibition, 1928
January 1929 - 23 January 1929
In addition to a sculpture and a medal, Thomas exhibited a tea pot and and iron fruit dish; both were offered for sale [summary].

Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Seventy-Fifth Exhibition, 1947
January 1947 - 25 January 1947
Exhibited twelve buttons, a cup and a clasp, as well and a medal (entered as a seperate object) [summary].

Institutional and Business Connections

Elected ARBSA Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
1931 - 1950
First listed in the Society's exhibition catalogues (as 'Chas. E. Thomas') as an Associate member in Spring 1931. Still listed as an Associate in Autumn 1950.

Member of The Artist-Craftmen's Group
1926

Member of Birmingham Art Circle
1929 - 1950
Exhibited works of sculpture in Art Circle exhibitions.

Presented to Birmingham Art Circle
November 1928
Gave an address on 'Swedish Sculpture' to members

Student at Birmingham Municipal School of Art, Central School
1911 (Circa)

Teacher of modeling at Vittoria Street School for Jewellers and Silversmiths
1910 - 1922
Listed in Staff Book (c.1900-1921) as Instructor in Modelling.

Descriptions of Practice

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Die-sinker'

Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Art Teacher and Student at Birmingham School of Art'

Sources

Arts and Crafts Society: Catalogue of the Eleventh Exhibition.
1916
pp.154-155, pp.158-159.

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Ref: Class: RG13; Piece: 2850; Folio: 10; Page: 9

Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN18061 RG78PN1097 RD384 SD3 ED1 SN177

City of Birmingham Education Committee School of Art Staff Book
1921 (Circa)
p. 111.

City of Birmingham Education Committee School of Art Staff Book
1921 (Circa)
p. 111.

Craftsman's Club Exhibition Ruskin Galleries
February 1926
p. 4.

Minutes of meeting held at the Royal Society of Artists, on Saturday 3 November 1928 Birmingham Art Circle
1928
p. 2.

Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-70: A Dictionary of Artists and their Work in the Summer Exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts, Vol. VI SHERR-ZUL
1982
p. 130

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Autumn Exhibition, 1950
1950
p. 6.

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Spring Exhibition, 1918
1918
p. 22.

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Exhibition, 1916 [Spring] Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
1916
p. 37.

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. The Spring Exhibition, 1936
1936
p. 23.

Royal Society of Artists Birmingham. The Spring Exhibition, 1931
1931
p. 7.

The Birmingham Art Circle. The Seventy-Second Exhibition, together with works by members of The Birmingham Easel Club at the Royal Society of Artists' Gallery New Street, 1944
1944
p. 4

The Fifty-Ninth Exhibition of Works by Members of The Art Circle, together with Works by Members of The Birmingham Easel Club, held at the Galleries of the Royal Society of Artists, New Street, Birmingham, 1929
1929
p. 1.

The Seventy-Fifth Exhibition of Works by Members of The Art Circle, together with Works by Members of The Birmingham Easel Club, held in the Galleries of the Royal Society of Artists, New Street, Birmingham, 1947
1947
p. 1.

The Sixtieth Exhibition of Works by Members of The Art Circle, together with Works by Members of The Birmingham Easel Club, held at the Galleries of the Royal Society of Artists, New Street, Birmingham, 1930
1930
p. 22.

The Sixty-Fifth Exhibition of Works by Members of The Art Circle, together with Works by Members of The Birmingham Easel Club, held at the Galleries of the Royal Society of Artists, New Street, Birmingham, 1935
1935
p. 18.

The Sixty-Ninth Exhibition of Works by Members of The Art Circle, together with Works by Members of The Birmingham Easel Club, held at the Galleries of the Royal Society of Artists, New Street, Birmingham, 1939
1939
p. 22.

The Sixty-Seventh Exhibition of Works by Members of The Art Circle, together with Works by Members of The Birmingham Easel Club, held at the Galleries of the Royal Society of Artists, New Street, Birmingham, 1937
1937
p. 18.

The Sixty-Sixth Exhibition of Works by Members of The Art Circle, together with Works by Members of The Birmingham Easel Club, held at the Galleries of the Royal Society of Artists, New Street, Birmingham, 1936
1936
p. 19.

The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths as patrons of their craft 1919-53
1965
cat. no. 283